Wellsville woman pleads guilty to felony drug crime

A Wellsville woman pleaded guilty to a felony drug crime Monday in Cattaraugus County court. Prosecutors said Laurie Cornelius, 47 of Wellsville entered a plea of guilty to Attempted Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Fourth Degree, class D felony to satisfy a pending indictment.  The incident occurred between January 15, 2016 and January 22, 2016, in the City of Olean, when the she knowingly and unlawfully attempted to possess and sell a controlled substance.  Sentencing is scheduled for May 15, 2017.